Wh Question

You already know this sentence pattern table. Just to help you recall.

S V O1 O2 C pN/ A
SV I grow. ... ... ... ...
SVA I wake ... ... ... up.
SVC1
SVC2
I
I
am
am
... ... a boy
happy.
...
SV0 I like my work ... ... ...
SVOO It gives me new skills ... ...
SVOC1
SVOC2
They
It
call
makes
me
me
... Messi!
proud
...
SVOA I keep my hopes .. .. to myself.

Wh Question =
Yes/No question +
Role in sentence pattern.

e.g. Tom likes Mary as a friend. ==>
Does Tom like Mary?==>
Who likes Mary ? or
Who does Tom like? or
How does Tom like Mary?


S V O/O/C/pN/
Tom likes Mary ....
The dog likes a toy....
The river likes rains....

S: Person or Thing
Who likes Mary ... ?
What likes a toy ...?
What likes rains ...?


S V O/O/C/pN/
Tom has dated Mary ....
The dog is barkingat your toy ....
The river will flood our towns ....

V
What has Tom done ... ?
What is the dog doing ..?
What will the river do ...?


S V O/O/C/pN/
Tom has dated Mary ....
Tom has broken a chair ....
The river will give us water ....
The dog is barkingat your toy ....
The boy is interested in your toys ....

O/O/C/pN: Person or Thing
Who has Tom dated ... ?
What has Tom broken ... ?
What will the river give us ...?
What is the dog barking at ...?
What is the boy interested in ...?


S V O/O/C A
Tom likes Sue for her honesty.
Tom becomes a general for his brains.
Tom has lived in New York, for 8 years.

A
Why does Tom like ....?
How does Tom become ....?
Where has Tom lived ....?
How long has Tom lived in New York ....?










Wh Question: A

How often? How long? When? Why? etc. You will come to know these in time. For now, relax.

Wh Question: Degree

How slow? How slowly? You will come to know these in time. For now, relax.

Wh Question: Insiders

"her daughter," "the most beautiful girl", "3 or 4 cars," "his car"
All of them can be S, O1,O2, C or pN. To replace the whole part, we already know how to use WHO/WHAT/WHICH.
But the "insiders" stay inside a part; they are not the whole part. In the examples below, they are bold and underlined.

[Her daughter] is rich. ==> Who is rich?
[Her] daughter is rich. ==> Whose daughter is rich?

Tom will marry [the most beautiful girl]. ==> Who will Tom marry?
Tom will marry [the most beautiful] girl. ==> Which girl will Tom marry?

I need [3 or 4 cars]. ==> What do you need?
I need [3 or 4] cars. ==> How many cars do you need?

I need [his car]. ==> What do you need?
I need [his] car. ==> Whose car do you need?



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